Bar Harbor
Incorporated 1796 as EdenIncorporated as Eden, set off from Mount Desert. Renamed Bar Harbor for the sand bar, exposed at low tide, that links the shore to Bar Island.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBar Harbor’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Bar Harbor Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Bar Harbor votes from the state.
Turnout in general elections
Ballots cast divided by active registered voters on election day. List maintenance shrinks the denominator in some years (for example 2022), which pushes the rate up.
Who Lives Here
American Community Survey 2020–2024Bar Harbor at a Glance
Bar Harbor is a town in Hancock County, Maine, incorporated in 1796 as Eden. It has an estimated 5,352 residents (2025), compared with 5,089 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 7, State House District 14, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Acadia Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Bar Harbor with 73.2% to 23.2% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 50 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Bar Harbor with 75.7% to 22.4% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Bar Harbor with 63.1% to 17.9% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 8th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Bar Harbor had 4,066 active registered voters: 49.8% Democrats, 17% Republicans, 30.6% unenrolled, and 2.2% Green Independents. The median household income is $77,180 and the median home value $538,400, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1821), voter registration since 1954, referendum votes, turnout, and Census and American Community Survey figures. Sources are listed at the foot of the page and on the Data Sources page.